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LGBTQ&A

Solomon Georgio: What Sitcoms Taught Me About American Culture

LGBTQ&A

Jeffrey Masters

Society & Culture

4.7703 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2017

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Solomon Georgio talks about getting to a place in his career where people he respects seek out his opinion and what it's like to have to adjust to that. He also describes what it was like to grow up in an African immigrant family, having to learn English, having to learn that he was black, and being first exposed to American culture through American sitcoms. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters. @jeffmasters1 You can recommend a guest or let us know what you think about the show on Twitter or by emailing [email protected] More information: www.LGBTQpodcast.com

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0:00.0

Hey, this is LGBTQ&A. I'm Jeffrey Masters, and today I'm talking to Solomon Giorgio.

0:05.7

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0:09.4

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0:15.6

So as you'll hear, Solomon is a super funny comedian. He's also an African immigrant,

0:19.9

and we talk about all the stereotypes that come along with that, some true, an African immigrant, and we talk about all these stereotypes

0:21.9

to come along with that, some true, some not. And then we talk about dating and monogamy,

0:26.8

and it's a really great conversation. Before we get to it, though, don't forget that our old

0:31.6

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0:36.6

there. All right, without further ado, here's Solomon.

0:40.4

On the way over here, I was thinking about

0:42.6

Amanda Naguzyidi because you're African.

0:45.4

Yes.

0:46.1

And what she has to say about single stories.

0:48.0

Do you know this?

0:48.6

I don't know at all.

0:49.5

She pretty much just warns people against having a single story

0:53.6

for people's cultures and outlooks.

0:56.2

So you were from Africa.

0:58.6

And then I would kind of apply everything I know about you to every African ever, when it's a full

1:02.9

content.

1:04.0

That's my entire life.

1:06.1

Is somebody funny out that I'm African?

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